LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - As the holidays approach, most people wouldn’t mind having a little extra spending cash.

How does $900 million sound?

That’s where the Mega Millions jackpot sits ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing — the 38th since someone last won.

The jackpot is approaching $1 billion as no one has matched all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball since a player in Virginia won on June 27.

Should someone match all six numbers Tuesday, the cash option for the prize is $415.3 million.

Tuesday’s jackpot is the eighth largest prize since Mega Millions began in 2002. The highest Mega Millions jackpot of all time reached $1.6 billion in August of 2023 when a player in Florida won.

In last Friday’s drawing, 16 tickets won $20,000, while three won $30,000, two people won $50,000 and

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